Monday, February 14, 2011

Golden Voice on Road to Recovery -- Again

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Golden Voice on Road to Recovery -- Again


Headlines are proclaiming that Ted Williams, the Golden Voice from Ohio, is on the road to recovery since he moved into a California sober house.

Unfortunately, it's a road that Williams has traveled before -- most recently, last month when Williams bailed on a drug and alcohol rehab clinic stay sparked by his appearance on the Dr. Phil Show.

Williams is no different than millions of other Americans who battle drug and alcohol demons. Beating them is usually like a championship prize fight -- taking several rounds of close combat before victory can be declared.


Williams has attempted to clean up before. The story has been told in painfully personal detail through the Dr. Phil appearance and several other interviews Williams has unwisely granted since fate plucked him from obscurity two months ago.

The bottom line is that Williams won't get clean until he is ready to get himself clean. No amount of cajoling from Dr. Phil, his children, his girlfriend or the public will accelerate that process.

Williams himself said his brief stay at rehab with Dr. Phil felt like a "rushed decision."

That's fine. But people who get on and off the road to recovery can be very good at knowing exactly what to say to gain sympathy from those around them. And these days, we all are around Williams.

Only Williams really knows if this is the time that he will truly leave his drug and alcohol abuse behind him.

All we can do is go along for what will be a very public ride on the road to recovery and wish him luck.


 

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